2007 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2007 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–11, 2007, at the Campbell Center in Houston, Texas.^[2]

2007 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2006–07
Teams	8
Site	Campbell Center Houston, Texas
Champions	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (1st title)
Winning coach	Ronnie Arrow (1st title)
MVP	Chris Daniels (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
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2006–07 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Northwestern State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	15		.531
McNeese State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	17		.469
Southeastern Louisiana	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Lamar	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Nicholls State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	22		.267
Central Arkansas	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
West
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Sam Houston State	13	–	3		.813			21	–	10		.677
Stephen F. Austin	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Texas-Arlington	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Texas State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
UTSA	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
† 2007 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 8					Semifinals March 9					Finals March 11
	2	Sam Houston State	98
	7	Lamar	99
						7	Lamar	65
						3	Northwestern State	78
	3	Northwestern State	85
	6	Stephen F. Austin	76
											1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	81
											3	Northwestern State	78
	1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	80
	8	Southeastern Louisiana	72
						1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	87
						4	McNeese State	66
	4	McNeese State	77
	5	Texas–Arlington	76

Championship game

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Northwestern State, 81–78 and never trailed in the game. They got 19 points from tournament MVP Chris Daniels. Daniels, the conference player of the year, was 7-for-8 despite being double- and sometimes triple-teamed. Corpus Christi led by eight at halftime.

It was 79–78 with five seconds remaining, and Northwestern State was forced to foul. Josh Ervin made two free throws to put Corpus Christi up three. Taureen Mitchell intercepted Northwestern's final pass to end the game. Trey Gilder led Northwestern State with 25 points, hitting all seven of his free throws and both of his three-point attempts.^[3]

Sources

• Southland Conference archives

References

1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Southland Conference Season Summary
2. – Southland Conference archives
3. Southland.org game recap